So how will CNN — best known as the steady, safe network you turn to for the big breaking stories — change under its new chief? Zucker is best known for the success of NBC’s “Today” show, becoming at 26 the youngest executive producer in the show’s history and turning it into the top rating morning show on television.

After a less successful stint running NBC’s entertainment business in Hollywood, his is returning to the news industry at the newsiest of the cable networks. What will he do to lift CNN? The WSJ’s Keach Hagey, shared a few points with us, after the jump. Read More »